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Aug

With summer underway employees have more scheduling challenges than usual. Vacations, summertime child care concerns, and the desire to take advantage of nice weather with an afternoon (or day) off all contribute to employees missing more work in the summer months. How you respond to these matters will of course be heavily dependent on the ...

18

Jul

Employee turnover is expensive—more so than you might think. According to a recent survey by the Society for Human Resource Management, the average cost-per-hire is $4,129. However, turnover costs can vary depending on the length of time it takes to fill the role, the importance of the position to the employer, and the employer’s industry. ...

09

Jul

The South Carolina Pregnancy Accommodation Act, signed into law in May and taking effect September 14, 2018, modifies previous state law to expand protections for pregnant employees. The law mostly acts to bring state requirements in line with those under federal law, so employers should not have to make changes to their anti-discrimination policies or ...

25

Jun

National “Take Your Dog to Work Day” was held on June 24. While not all companies allow furry four-legged friends in the workplace, one in every three Fortune 500 companies offers pet insurance from Nationwide® as a voluntary benefit, making it available to millions of employees throughout the U.S. You care about your pets and ...

07

Jun

We’ve all seen it—one of our employees has a bad cold, maybe even the flu, but they come to work anyway. In some cases, the employee has the option of taking time off, and you’d prefer they do so, but still they show up, putting everyone in the workplace at risk. The reasons vary. Sometimes ...

25

May

With an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) from Payroll Medics, you can say goodbye to giant metal filing cabinets filled with unwieldy paper job applications. Kiss the days of dealing with hundreds of emails goodbye with our simple, centralized applicant tracking system that allows you to start your hiring process the fast and easy way, with ...

01

May

The rules around tip pooling have been mired in litigation since 2011, when regulations came into effect that forbid tip pooling between employees who customarily receive tips and those who do not. The recently passed federal budget bill has created clarity by amending the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and eliminating that rule for employers ...

13

Apr

Let’s face it, not every firing event is immediate nor does each firing come as a result of warranted circumstances which may involve an employee who: Brings an unauthorized weapon to work Threatens violence or commits a violent act Views pornographic materials on work computers and on work time Steals company property In many cases, a ...

19

Mar

“At-will” employment refers to a common-law rule that the employment relationship may be terminated by the employer or the employee at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, for any reason (allowed by law) or no reason at all. The intent behind this rule is to allow either the employee or employer ...